AP world history unit 2 1200- 1450 Flashcards
Astrolabe
instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
bill of exchange
issued by a banker in one city to a merchant who could exchange it for cash in a distant city, thus freeing him from traveling with gold, which was easily stolen
Borobudur
The largest Buddhism monument anywhere in the world. Example of cultural exchange and syncretism
Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
a deadly disease that spread across Asia and Europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people; may have caused the decline of serfdom
bulk goods
The majority of the type of goods traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Network, mostly due to the ability to take heavy loads on ships
camel saddle
An invention which gives camel riders more stability on the animal and its invention and basic idea traveled along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade Route. Invented somewhere between 500 and 100 BCE by Bedouin tribes.
Caravanserai
inn or rest station for caravans, would provide a safe place to stay the night, supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of Africa, Arabia and Asia
compass
an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north; primarily used in sea navigation
demographics
statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
Diasporic communities
merchant communities that introduced their own cultures into other areas
Genghis (Chinggis) Khan
Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He came to power by uniting the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia and his empire became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. The empire also stabilized the Silk Road and facilitated trade along it
Gunpowder
Invented within China during the 9th century, this substance became the dominant military technology used to expand European and Asian empires by the 15th century.
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.
Indian Ocean trading network
The world’s largest sea-based system of communication and exchange before 1500 C.E., Indian Ocean commerce stretched from southern China to eastern Africa and included not only the exchange of luxury and bulk goods but also the exchange of ideas and crops.
Junks
Large Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long-distance travel during the Tang and Song dynasties
